The National Weather Service said an EF1 tornado touched down Monday in Gonzales.
Officials with the NWS said the tornado, with 90 mph winds, touched down before 11:50 a.m. in the city southeast of Baton Rouge.
Members of a survey team determine that the tornado was 30 yards wide and was on the ground for 3.5 miles. It caused damage to trees and power lines.
Additional details were not released.
Teams went out Tuesday to Ascension, Livingston and Tangipahoa parishes to survey damage after the storms that moved through the region the day before.
Officials in Gonzales and Ascension Parish have not released information about the tornado's impact.
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NEW ORLEANS —

The National Weather Service said an EF1 tornado touched down Monday in Gonzales.

Officials with the NWS said the tornado, with 90 mph winds, touched down before 11:50 a.m. in the city southeast of Baton Rouge.

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Members of a survey team determine that the tornado was 30 yards wide and was on the ground for 3.5 miles. It caused damage to trees and power lines.

Additional details were not released.

Teams went out Tuesday to Ascension, Livingston and Tangipahoa parishes to survey damage after the storms that moved through the region the day before.

Officials in Gonzales and Ascension Parish have not released information about the tornado's impact.

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